Original scientific article
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On apologizing in Persian: A socio-cultural inquiry

Amin Karimnia
E-mail: aminkarimnia@yahoo.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1312-6249
aIslamic Azad University, Fasa Branch

Akbar Afghari
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1312-6249
Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan Branch
Abstract: The present study attempts to outline the degree and type of use of apology strategies in Per-sian and elaborate on the socio- cultural attitudes and values of this community. The infor-mants were 330...
Original scientific article
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Compliments in English and Persian interaction: A cross-cultural perspective

Amin Karimnia
E-mail: aminkarimnia@yahoo.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1312-6249
Islamic Azad University Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan

Akbar Afghari
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1312-6249
Islamic Azad University Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan- Sheikhbahaee University, Isfahan
Abstract: The study of compliments has attracted the attention of many scholars (e.g., Goffman 1971; Lakoff 1973; Brown and Levinson 1978; Amouzadeh 2001; Gola-to 2002; Sharifian 2005) and has become a major i...